Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : R-base (MDVSA-2008:198)

A symlink vulnerability was found in the javareconf script in R that allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files CVE-2008-3931. The updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this...

R symbolic links security vulnerability

javareconf script insecure temporary fiels creation...